How do I fix Widgets Loading... Forever in macOS Sequoia 15.x?

Three approaches in order of safety: (1) Restart the Widget Daemons; (2) Reset Widget Layout Cache. Full Terminal commands and System Settings paths are inside each section.

Is this fix confirmed for macOS Sequoia 15.x?

Yes — verified on macOS Sequoia 15.x. Article is updated when Apple ships a point release that changes the symptom or fix.

How to Fix Widgets Loading... Forever in macOS Sequoia 15.x

Symptom: You open the Widgets gallery or look at your Desktop widgets on macOS Sequoia, and they only show a placeholder with a "Loading..." spinner.

TL;DR fix

Start with Fix 1: Restart the Widget Daemons. If the issue persists after that, try Fix 2: Reset Widget Layout Cache. Full Terminal commands and step-by-step instructions are in each section below.

Why this happens

The chronod process (responsible for widget data) can lose its connection to the system's background data refresh task.

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Fix 1: Restart the Widget Daemons

Open Terminal.
Run these two commands:

killall chronod

killall WidgetCenterExtension

Fix 2: Reset Widget Layout Cache

In Terminal:

rm -rf ~/Library/Containers/com.apple.chronod/Data/Library/Caches

Recommended Tool: Alfred

If widgets feel too sluggish or buggy for you:

- Get Alfred for a faster way to access information and system commands through workflows that don't rely on the heavy chronod engine.

Tested and documented by the MacDebug team — about MacDebug. See also Sequoia Widgets "Click to Open" Not Working, Sequoia Widgets "Language Mismatch" Error, or browse all guides on macdebug.